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FOX, CHARLES (SIR) #
- Born: 1810 Died: 1874
English engineer, for biography of whom see Oxford DNB and obituary in Min.Proc.Inst.CE 39 (1874-75, Pt. I), 264-266.
Fox and his partner John Henderson were contractors for the building of the bridge over the River Shannon at Athlone to designs by GEORGE WILLOUGHBY HEMANS in 1850. At about the same time the partnership was also involved in the construction of the Cork & Bandon Railway.
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Building: | CO. WESTMEATH, ATHLONE, SHANNON BRIDGE |
Date: | 1850 |
Nature: | Swing bridge over Shannon for Midland Great Western Railway Co., erected by Fox, Henderson & Co.Cost: £25,000. |
Refs: | Obituary of Fox in Min.Proc.Inst.CE 39 ((1874-75, Pt. I), 265 |